Water-elevator



H. H. HUDSON AND G. W. BILLINGS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,191, dated April 30, 1861.

. and complete description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View, with partof the curb removed, to show the construction of the inside. Fig. 2, isa vertical section, Fig. 3, is a View of the top with the cover removed,Fig. 4, is a detached section. The same characters denote correspondingparts in the dilferent views.

l My improvement relates to a water drawer, in which the rope attachedto the bail of the bucket, passes through a loop hole, in an adjustablearm, by means ofwhich, the bucket as it is raised, is brought in contactwith a curved stationary bail; secured to the curb, just above the waterspout, which turns the bucket and the water is discharged.l There isalso a share secured to the cover of the curb, with a friction roller atone end; tting around the center of the pulley, to prevent the rope asit winds around, from ,crowding or overlapping.

In the several drawings A represents the curb, B, the water spout, andC,the crank, by means of which the bucket is raised and lowered.

D, is the pulley and E, a share secured to the cover P, that ts aroundthe center of the pulley, pointed at one end, and having a frictionroller E at the other, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2, and 4. The ropeas it winds around the pulley, passes on each side of the share, and inthis way prevents the rope from crowding or crossing, as it otherwisewould, and prevent the easy ascent of the bucket. It is well known thatwhere a rope winds around a pulley, a number of times, more or lessfriction is produced by the coils of rope rubbing and crowding againsteach other, andthey sometimes cross, which greatly retards theoperation. To obviate these difficulties, I introduce a share or dividerbetween the coils of rope as before described, and the bucket ascendssmoothly and easily without the least obstruction.

F, is an adjustable arm hinged to the sides of the curb at I, I, Figs. 2and 3; resting on the pin F. There is a loop hole S, Fig. 3, in thefront part of this arm, through which the rope passes, that is attachedto the bail G, of the bucket H. As the bucket is brought up, the ropepassing through the loop hole S, in the arm F, brings the bail G, incontact with the arm, by still turning the crank, the arm is raised, andthe bucket is carried over in an inclined direction, and brought underthe curved stationary bail L, secured to the end of the curb, above thewaterspout, the bail L, passes 4int-o the bucket, which, together withthe arm being drawn up, turns the bucket into the water spout, asindicated by the dotted lines M in Fig. 2. The bail G, is hinged to thesides of the bucket, about half way up, and passes over the top when thebucket is turned, as indicated. The bail L, is pointed as shown in Fig.3, so that it will readily pass into the bucket as it ascends. It isalso curved downward, as shown in Fig. 2, and gradually widens from thepoint, to render it still more sure and firm in turning the bucket.

The upper edge of the back end of the spout B, is curved out, as at B,into which the side of the bucket passes, as, the bucket is turned intothe water spout.

When the bucket ascends and descends, the arm and bucket are in theposition indilcated by the dotted lines N, the rope passing downvertically, through the loop hole S, in the arm. Just behind and belowthe loop S, in the arm F, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, is a V projectiondownward, and at right angles to the arm F, seen at S, Figs. 1 and 5,which acts against the bucket bail G, and swings the bucket into theposition shown in Fig. 3, that is, the bucket being suspended by a roundcord, rope or chain,'has a tendency to swing around, so as to presentthe side to which the bailis attached to the spout, in which case, thebucket would not tip. This V shaped piece S brings the bucket bailuniformly flatwise to the spout as seen in Fig. 3.

What We claim as our improvement and desire to secure by Letters Patentisl. The dividing share E, either With or Without friction rollers, atthe ends, for sep- 5 arating the coil of rope upon the pulley D,

as specified. 2. The arms F, with the guard S', as shown, for thepurpose of presenting the bucket in a right position to the spout., and

causing its lateral movement toward the l0 spout. in connection with amovable or stutonary bail or tipper L, operating in the manner and forthe urpose herein set forth.

HEN Y H. HUDSON. GEORGE W. BILLINGS. Vitnesses:

J. BRAINEN, W. H. BURRIDGE.

